Publisher's Synopsis
This survey was carried out by the Social Survey Division of OPCS on behalf of the Department of Health, the Scottish Home and Health Department, the Welsh Office and the Department of Health and Social Services in Northern Ireland.;A total of 11,105 births were selected in the United Kingdom for this, the fourth survey of infant feeding. The survey aims to establish how mothers feed their infants and what changes have occurred since 1985; to investigate changes in infant feeding in the early weeks and the factors associated with these changes; and to establish the age at which solid food is introduced and to examine weaning practices up to nine months.
